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<p>Publication:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/jazz-musicians-continue-john-coltrane-s-legacy/article_ea9f49e7-8dfc-53ff-b2d8-7957bff96c4b.html" target="_blank">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a><br />
&nbsp;Author:&nbsp;Calvin Wilson<br />
Date:&nbsp;January&nbsp;14, 2012<br />
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Of all the saxophonists who have found their sound in jazz, few have been as influential as John <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span>. Almost 45 years after his death, his music continues to enjoy mainstream popularity, and his name retains its cultural capital. Recently, a commercial for an updated <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="7" data-scayt_word="cellphone">cellphone</span> boasted its ability to &#8220;play some <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span>.&#8221;<br />
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&nbsp;<span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> became famous as a bebop practitioner, but he became legendary as an <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="9" data-scayt_word="avant-garde">avant-garde</span> visionary. Along the way, he served as sideman to fellow legends Miles Davis and <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="11" data-scayt_word="Thelonious">Thelonious</span> Monk, and established a quartet — with pianist McCoy <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="13" data-scayt_word="Tyner">Tyner</span>, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="17" data-scayt_word="Elvin">Elvin</span> Jones — that set a standard for jazz artistry.<br />
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Two saxophonists who have taken the legacy of &#8220;Trane&#8221; to heart are coming to St. Louis. His son Ravi <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="15" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> will lead a quartet at Jazz at the Bistro this week. And Branford <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="19" data-scayt_word="Marsalis">Marsalis</span>, who covered <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="21" data-scayt_word="Coltrane's">Coltrane&#8217;s</span> &#8220;A Love Supreme&#8221; on the album &#8220;Footsteps of Our Fathers,&#8221; will perform with pianist Joey <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="23" data-scayt_word="Calderazzo">Calderazzo</span> on Jan. 22 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.<br />
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&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to imagine jazz without John <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="25" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span>,&#8221; Ravi <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="27" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> said. &#8220;Just like it would be hard to imagine jazz without Charlie Parker or Miles Davis. Because they weren&#8217;t just great players who existed in one or two periods. They were part of the progression of jazz — the moving of it, the shifting of it, the changing of it.&#8221;<br />
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The music of John <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="29" data-scayt_word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span>, <span class="scayt-misspell" data-scaytid="31" data-scayt_word="Marsalis">Marsalis</span> said, &#8220;is very similar to Beethoven&#8217;s music. On the face of it, it&#8217;s not very hard at all. No tricks, no secrets. Yet there&#8217;s a large amount of passion that you have to bring to the music to make it work. And he&#8217;s certainly had an influence on me as a player.&#8221;<br />
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<a href="/branford-marsalis">Branford Marsalis</a>
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<a href="/releases/footsteps-our-fathers">Footsteps of Our Fathers</a>
<a href="/releases/songs-mirth-melancholy">Songs of Mirth and Melancholy</a>
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